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, when we talk about the debt ceiling, and the deficit. everyone throws these words around. this is the subject of every conversation in the beltway, deficit, debt. my sense is no one knows what those words means. what that thing is pointing to and what the implications of that meaning are. dillon on the political question, do you think -- is the idea that we should all be thinking the republicans are essentially hinting they will cause a half shutdown but not immediately. here's john boehner on the debt limit fight indicating back off and hedge a little bit. the debt is one point of leverage but he hedges noting it's not the ultimate leverage. boehner believes the sequester will trim all discretionary spending. how do you read this? >> i read it as responsible lawmakers will not walk us over this unprecedented silly, you know, exercise. however it's a point of leverage. and i think that, you know, you'll probably see some sort of deal that has a short term increase in the debt limit, three months, six months. and a conversation of what's
, when we talk about the debt ceiling, and the deficit. everyone throws these words around. this is the subject of every conversation in the beltway, deficit, debt. my sense is no one knows what those words means. what that thing is pointing to and what the implications of that meaning are. dillon on the political question, do you think -- is the idea that we should all be thinking the republicans are essentially hinting they will cause a half shutdown but not immediately. here's john boehner...
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now it is a case of boehner over and over and again beginning in the 2011 debt ceiling negotiations and continuing on until now, where he rejects 9 budget before any real negotiations again, he keeps saving liberals from president obama's desire to reach a bipartisan budget deal that would, in fact, cut medicare and social security. in that way they have kind of been united. >> we end up getting nothing because the republicans say no to anything the president puts forward. if the republicans are willing to say yes, liberals would be really mad because what the president is willing it say yes to is stuff that would actually be way more either austere or difficult for populations for people with social security than liberals are willing to see happen, right? >> there is a bit of that. the white house's argument would go this way, they would say, what they want to do is replace the sequester. which the big problem with it is it frontloads all these cuts instead of having them grow over the next ten years, they happen as much this year as next year, as much next year as the year after and t
now it is a case of boehner over and over and again beginning in the 2011 debt ceiling negotiations and continuing on until now, where he rejects 9 budget before any real negotiations again, he keeps saving liberals from president obama's desire to reach a bipartisan budget deal that would, in fact, cut medicare and social security. in that way they have kind of been united. >> we end up getting nothing because the republicans say no to anything the president puts forward. if the...
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now it is a case of boehner over and over and again beginning in the 2011 debt ceiling negotiation answers continuing on until now. rejecting the budget before any real negotiations again. he can keeps saving liberales from president obama's desire to reach a bipartisan deal that would in fact cut medicare and social security. that way they have been united. >> we end up getting nothing because the republicans say no to anything the president puts forward. if the republicans are willing to say yes, liberals would be really mad because what the president is willing it say yes to is stuff that would actually be way more either austere or difficult for populations for people with social security than liberals are willing to see happen, right? >> there is a bit of that. the white house's argument would go this way, they would say, what they want to do is replace the sequester. the problem is that if front loads the can cuts. instead of growing over the next ten years they happen as much this year as much next year as next year as the year after. that's the opposite of what you want to do. they
now it is a case of boehner over and over and again beginning in the 2011 debt ceiling negotiation answers continuing on until now. rejecting the budget before any real negotiations again. he can keeps saving liberales from president obama's desire to reach a bipartisan deal that would in fact cut medicare and social security. that way they have been united. >> we end up getting nothing because the republicans say no to anything the president puts forward. if the republicans are willing...
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ceiling or sequester. whatever was happening, it's a presidential election. he's going to campaign. and then when he would go out and campaign on different eaches whe legislation, mitch mcconnell will come out and say that he's out campaigning and he should come back and lead. they don't like when he gets out in the court at all but it shouldn't be a kind of radical statement to say that, yes, it would be easier for him to govern if democrats controlled congress and the only way he's going to get to put into place the final legacy is if democrats control congress in the last two years. >> angela, we're seeing that he's scheduled more events than he did midterm in his first term in 2009 and 2010. does that indicate that he thinks he can win back the house with the democrats and do you think that he can win the house with the democrats? >> there's no question about it. the president has been deliberate about who he endorses. they are for sure winners. the fact that he's saying, there are 17 seats that we hav
ceiling or sequester. whatever was happening, it's a presidential election. he's going to campaign. and then when he would go out and campaign on different eaches whe legislation, mitch mcconnell will come out and say that he's out campaigning and he should come back and lead. they don't like when he gets out in the court at all but it shouldn't be a kind of radical statement to say that, yes, it would be easier for him to govern if democrats controlled congress and the only way he's going to...
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refused to raise the debt ceiling twice, in 2011 and 2013. refused deal on automatic budget cuts. tried to block key cabinet apoin toes. held up appointment of 47 judicial nominees. i mean, id be in hardball time if i kept talking about what they blocked. none of that was done with bush if it was something good for the country even though a lot of us were adamantly opposed to bush. people like ted kennedy said we have to work for the good of the american public. >> right. even if you drop the rhetoric about what's good for the american people, they know, republicans know, that this president, just take health care reform which they adamantly opposed. this president was giving them their party proposal back on a plate. that's not rhetoric. this was a republican plan for health care reform. when you talk about entitlement reforms, when they talk about entitlement reforms, this president has put them on the table. they should take a good offer when they see it. that's what's per plplexing abo the republican strategy. it's all short term. not saying what can we get out of this preside
refused to raise the debt ceiling twice, in 2011 and 2013. refused deal on automatic budget cuts. tried to block key cabinet apoin toes. held up appointment of 47 judicial nominees. i mean, id be in hardball time if i kept talking about what they blocked. none of that was done with bush if it was something good for the country even though a lot of us were adamantly opposed to bush. people like ted kennedy said we have to work for the good of the american public. >> right. even if you drop...
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washington did not walk off a fiscal cliff and you did not have people challenge debt ceilings so what didn't happen in washington is least as important as what happened in washington. people talk about irrational exuberance. i think some feelings is out there i'm not sure all of this -- >> do you think it's fairy dust? >> no, i don't think it is. >> 2% growth, what is the thing that is going to kick-start? i take this to gene because it's a political question. gene, we have had jobs crisis for four years and three months now. since the -- dating back to before the obama administration. is washington going to do, if anything, to answer andrew's question? the stock market going up, things improving and incremental ways richard said on a daily basis. anything washington feels need to be done to deal with the slow growth that has been around a long time? >> i wish i could be really optimistic. i'm not. i've been pessimistic this last while, despite the optimism of some colleagues about any sort of grand bargain. i'm certainly pessimistic about anything specifically trying to jump-start th
washington did not walk off a fiscal cliff and you did not have people challenge debt ceilings so what didn't happen in washington is least as important as what happened in washington. people talk about irrational exuberance. i think some feelings is out there i'm not sure all of this -- >> do you think it's fairy dust? >> no, i don't think it is. >> 2% growth, what is the thing that is going to kick-start? i take this to gene because it's a political question. gene, we have...
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would you have voted to raise the debt ceiling? >> that's a load question. >> john: it is. we're talking about the same thing here. >> i'll tell you what i actually appreciated was the notion of the balanced approach. and that means really looking at what's broken in our system. i think what disappoints me is why i would not have voted for what's been presented is none of them are real solutions. they're band-aids. they're piecemeal. what happens is when you make a decision that makes one part permanent, the other part is not permanent. then both sides are backed in the corners. that's where we are with sequestration. what you've done is you have no way for either side to get out of the mess that they put themselves into and so you have no decision or you come with another band-aid that simply kicks it down the road and you don't really get a solution. that's what frustrates not only local officials but it frustrates our citizens, too. >> john: exactly. that's the joy of the two-party system. mayor of mesa, arizona and vice president of the u.s. conference of mayors, scott
would you have voted to raise the debt ceiling? >> that's a load question. >> john: it is. we're talking about the same thing here. >> i'll tell you what i actually appreciated was the notion of the balanced approach. and that means really looking at what's broken in our system. i think what disappoints me is why i would not have voted for what's been presented is none of them are real solutions. they're band-aids. they're piecemeal. what happens is when you make a decision...
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ceiling debate. i think the white house believes this is something that they're prepared to really know to battle on. the president knows he's going to have to get democrats on the table and he's also going to have to get republicans on the table and that's part of his charm offensive. he is going to be having dinner with them. >> this is with senate republicans. house republicans no chance at all until there is some sort of deal. >> this is the first time in history that a president has done a budget after both the house and senate have done a budget. now trying to claim himself at this great guy who is going to bring people together. this is ridiculous. the president has already taken himself out -- >> they haven't passed a budget in washington for years. >> but we haven't had a real budget pass in a long time. fair enough. >> just get moving. >> we'll also hear from the white house on the just released job numbers. >>> plus, reached the final four. but, first, the white house soup of the day, roas
ceiling debate. i think the white house believes this is something that they're prepared to really know to battle on. the president knows he's going to have to get democrats on the table and he's also going to have to get republicans on the table and that's part of his charm offensive. he is going to be having dinner with them. >> this is with senate republicans. house republicans no chance at all until there is some sort of deal. >> this is the first time in history that a...
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we all remember a couple years ago, this has been an ongoing issue, but the debt ceiling is going to expire in the summer, and i think you're going to see this budget talks begin now and advance until this deadline that's going to come in the summer when the nation's credit will be at risk again, and they're basically going to see if they can get some sort of grand bargain or smaller bargain to get us past the next deadline. the problem is and the president himself says we keep lurching from crisis to crisis. they would like to lay out a longer term program to reduce deficit and invest in the future but they haven't had a lot of success so far. >> guys, lots of movement on gun control this week. lauren, the president is heading now to connecticut on monday to push the senate to act on new gun control measures. do you think it's risky for him politically to keep pressing this if nothing greater than universal background checks can get passed? >> you know, i don't think it's risky for the president. universal background checks is his best hope. he's not going to get more than universal
we all remember a couple years ago, this has been an ongoing issue, but the debt ceiling is going to expire in the summer, and i think you're going to see this budget talks begin now and advance until this deadline that's going to come in the summer when the nation's credit will be at risk again, and they're basically going to see if they can get some sort of grand bargain or smaller bargain to get us past the next deadline. the problem is and the president himself says we keep lurching from...
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you know, the debt ceiling question gets all mixed in with this, i think. so we go up, i don't know if it's going to be another brink like the brinks we have had, but i think it all becomes part of this larger negotiation. i'm not tremendously optimistic a grand bargain but an interesting approach by the president and maybe it will find some resonance. we can hope they start talking to each other in some way. >> sam stein? >> i'm curious to see what the republican reaction to this budget will be. they are asking for this thing and criticizing the white house and now put it out there and say it doesn't go far enough because clearly have said it will state the middle ground. i've talked to an official administration off set and they say congress will be upset about their tactic here and know they have done this before by not staking out the progressive wing and negotiating to the middle they will get criticized and made it clear they are not signing off on any proposal that changes cpi or means testing for medicare. >> who told you that? >> senior administrat
you know, the debt ceiling question gets all mixed in with this, i think. so we go up, i don't know if it's going to be another brink like the brinks we have had, but i think it all becomes part of this larger negotiation. i'm not tremendously optimistic a grand bargain but an interesting approach by the president and maybe it will find some resonance. we can hope they start talking to each other in some way. >> sam stein? >> i'm curious to see what the republican reaction to this...
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the debt ceiling there was pressure from the business community to get rid of this, like, idea that every six months we were going to be talking about potentially putting our nation into default. so, it seems like congress has been tone-deaf to that sort of call. >> just a little bit not too much. >> yeah. >> the last time the republicans looked like they were going down that road, that is not so much necessarily default but something else but they got a lot of pushback from wall street and corporate america that they typically pay attention to that said don't make this into an issue. they punted on it. they did that ridiculous thing instead of voting for an increase, they voted to ignore it which the democrats, if they would have done, they would have been pilloried for. but, i think the bigger point of what you are making is exactly right, which is if we are expecting any kind of stimulus coming out of washington giving what meredith covers and talks about every day, it's not going to happen any time soon. >> bill: this word "uncertainty." there is uncertainty in the business community?
the debt ceiling there was pressure from the business community to get rid of this, like, idea that every six months we were going to be talking about potentially putting our nation into default. so, it seems like congress has been tone-deaf to that sort of call. >> just a little bit not too much. >> yeah. >> the last time the republicans looked like they were going down that road, that is not so much necessarily default but something else but they got a lot of pushback from...
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ceiling negotiations when it came out that, you know, cpi was something we were willing to consider knows there are elements that are very strong element was our base with loud voices who were displeased with that. >> that will remain true? >> we -- the president's both sides have to comprise here. what it means we have to be willing to do smart things on entitlement. that doesn't mean turning it in to a voucher system or changing the nature of the program. it means we have to make adjustment. on the republican that means we have to do additional. it doesn't mean raising tax rates. it means closing loophole and using the money. >> another question from john harris, i think we with agree that john boehner hasn't done a lot. you have haven't done a lot to take on your base. are you more timid than boehner in taking on your people. >> i would look for a single example for speaker boehner. and i think the entitlement, for example, we're willing to do it. we have, you know, we taken a lot of heat for it. what he has done is help bring the party along to the consensus position not every d
ceiling negotiations when it came out that, you know, cpi was something we were willing to consider knows there are elements that are very strong element was our base with loud voices who were displeased with that. >> that will remain true? >> we -- the president's both sides have to comprise here. what it means we have to be willing to do smart things on entitlement. that doesn't mean turning it in to a voucher system or changing the nature of the program. it means we have to make...
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ceiling. that opened the door and provided opportunities for us to work together. >> another issue area in which you were involved -- the gay and lesbian community. you have been an advocate of same-sex marriage for a longer time than the president. can you tell us about your conversations with him on that issue and how his thinking evolved? he did come around. >> i have been a supporter of same-sex marriage. i have a 27-year-old daughter. allcannot figure out what the fuss is about. a conversation that i have been having with her has been going on longer than the president's conversation with his daughters. he talked about how he made this evolution and it had a lot to do with his daughters who were in school with children whose parents were same-sex parents. he could not figure how do i say that your friends' parents cannot marry when other friends' parents can marry. his experience with people in the administration and friends of his who have had long- lasting relationships and want to marr
ceiling. that opened the door and provided opportunities for us to work together. >> another issue area in which you were involved -- the gay and lesbian community. you have been an advocate of same-sex marriage for a longer time than the president. can you tell us about your conversations with him on that issue and how his thinking evolved? he did come around. >> i have been a supporter of same-sex marriage. i have a 27-year-old daughter. allcannot figure out what the fuss is...
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truly if they get to the table and begin negotiating around an increase in the debt ceiling, the president plans to give more and at this point, he need he is to for a legacy and any kind of proves spoechblts meaningful other reforms in the area of education or energy and getting immigration across the finishing line, president obama needs to get out of the fiscal hole that we are n we can't keep the promises that we made. he knows that. he said it before. >>> next, who and what could be behind the murders of a texas d.a. and his wife? >>> later, shhillary clinton is making waves about 2016. but so is rick perry and others. ? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, we're on a budget. we're not ready for spring. well let's get you ready. very nice. you see these various colors. we got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here. this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. black friday is back but not for long. right now get bonnie 4 and 5 inch herbs and vegetables, he knows th
truly if they get to the table and begin negotiating around an increase in the debt ceiling, the president plans to give more and at this point, he need he is to for a legacy and any kind of proves spoechblts meaningful other reforms in the area of education or energy and getting immigration across the finishing line, president obama needs to get out of the fiscal hole that we are n we can't keep the promises that we made. he knows that. he said it before. >>> next, who and what could...